Install Button Usefulness

[MRGTB]

There are times to when you might install a hack and then decided to un-install it at a later date. Making you download the hack again to see what you need to edit to remove it.

I've done that myself

[Cap'n Steve]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Unfortunately Wayne, that idea has one big flaw - I download many hacks but don't ever install them (some to look at, others to install for other people, not me).

I don't think that's a flaw. If you're installing the hack for someone else, you should be clicking install anyway, and I don't see why you wouldn't want to click install if you're at least slightly interested in the hack. It's always a good idea to stay updated.

[peterska2]

this is why it would be best if you could click install multiple times.

eg, 10x arcade installs by me bu only one click. if i could click more than once I would but as i can't it's one or nothing.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Cap'n Steve

If you're installing the hack for someone else, you should be clicking install anyway, and I don't see why you wouldn't want to click install if you're at least slightly interested in the hack. It's always a good idea to stay updated.

If I'm installing it for someone else, why on earth would *I* want to click install - I don't have it installed, they do. This still doesn't change the fact that people download some hacks just to look at them, never installing them.

[MRGTB]

Originally Posted by Paul M

If I'm installing it for someone else, why on earth would *I* want to click install - I don't have it installed, they do. This still doesn't change the fact that people download some hacks just to look at them, never installing them.

I think he meant you could click it on behalf of the person your installing it for, seeing as they are installing it.

But like you say, there are still many other reasons as already pointed out that still make it so it doesn't add up

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Gary Bolton

I think he meant you could click it on behalf of the person your installing it for, seeing as they are installing it.

Nope, I expect them to do that with their login. I don't want my install list clogged up with other peoples installs, and i doubt anyone else would either.

[MRGTB]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Nope, I expect them to do that with their login. I don't want my install list clogged up with other peoples installs, and i doubt anyone else would either.

Yea, never thought about that - true!

[Cap'n Steve]

But if you're installing the hack, I'm assuming they're pretty clueless about that sort of thing. What if there's a security update? That's what I'm most concerned about. Take this for example: I took over the QuoteIt! hack which had about 200 installs, my first version has about 60 and the 3.5 version has about 100. I know the first version had a security hole, but there's probably many people who never found out about it. Those that did obviously didn't sign up for future updates.